New Words

Question 1

agog

Answer 1

adjective
1.
highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc.
adverb
2.
in a state of eager desire; excitedly.

Question 2

collateral

Answer 2

1. security pledged for the payment of a loan:
   He gave the bank some stocks and bonds as collateral for the money he borrowed.
   2.
   Anatomy.
   a subordinate or accessory part.
   a side branch, as of a blood vessel or nerve.
   collateral circulation.
   3.
   a relative descended from the same stock, but in a different line.

Question 3

ordinal

Answer 3

adjective
1.
of or relating to an order, as of animals or plants.
2.
of or relating to order, rank, or position in a series.
noun
3.
an ordinal number or numeral.

Question 4

prefatory

Answer 4

adjective
1.
of, relating to, or of the nature of a preface :
prefatory explanations.

Question 5

amicable

Answer 5

adjective
1.
characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable:
an amicable settlement.

Question 6

indigence

Answer 6

noun
1.
seriously impoverished condition; poverty.

Question 7

eminence

Answer 7

noun
1.
high station, rank, or repute:
philosophers of eminence.
2.
a high place or part; a hill or elevation; height.
3.
(initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Church. a title of honor, applied to cardinals (usually preceded by His or Your).
4.
Anatomy. an elevation or projection, especially on a bone.

Question 8

penury

Answer 8

noun
1.
extreme poverty; destitution.
2.
scarcity; dearth; inadequacy; insufficiency.

Question 9

Progeny

Answer 9

noun, plural progeny or, for plants or animals progenies.
1.
a descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal.
2.
such descendants or offspring collectively.
3.
something that originates or results from something else; outcome; issue.

Question 10

Congenital

Answer 10

adjective
1.
of or relating to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, especially the uterine environment.
2.
having by nature a specified character:
a congenital fool.

Question 11

Deportment

Answer 11

noun
1.
demeanor; conduct; behavior.
2.
the conduct or obedience of a child in school, as graded by a teacher.

Question 12

Apotheosis

Answer 12

noun, plural apotheoses [uh-poth-ee-oh-seez, ap-uh-thee-uh-seez] (Show IPA)
1.
the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god.
2.
the ideal example; epitome; quintessence:
This poem is the apotheosis of lyric expression.

Question 13

Probity

Answer 13

noun
1.
integrity and uprightness; honesty.

Question 14

Precocious

Answer 14

adjective
1.
unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development:
a precocious child.
2.
prematurely developed, as the mind, faculties, etc.
3.
of or relating to premature development.
4.
Botany.
flowering, fruiting, or ripening early, as plants or fruit.
bearing blossoms before leaves, as plants.
appearing before leaves, as flowers.

Question 15

Sanguine

Answer 15

adjective
1.
cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident:
a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.
2.
reddish; ruddy:
a sanguine complexion.
3.
(in old physiology) having blood as the predominating humor and consequently being ruddy-faced, cheerful, etc.
4.
bloody; sanguinary.
5.
blood-red; red.
6.
Heraldry. a reddish-purple tincture.

Question 16

Magnanimous

Answer 16

adjective
1.
generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness:
to be magnanimous toward one's enemies.
2.
high-minded; noble:
a just and magnanimous ruler.
3.
proceeding from or revealing generosity or nobility of mind, character, etc.:
a magnanimous gesture of forgiveness.

Question 17

amalgamate

Answer 17

verb (used with object), amalgamated, amalgamating.
1.
to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine:
to amalgamate two companies.
2.
Metallurgy. to mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury.
verb (used without object), amalgamated, amalgamating.
3.
to combine, unite, merge, or coalesce:
The three schools decided to amalgamate.
4.
to blend with another metal, as mercury.

Question 18

Mollify

Answer 18

verb (used with object), mollified, mollifying.
1.
to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
2.
to mitigate or reduce; soften:
to mollify one’s demands.

Question 19

iconoclastic

Answer 19

adjective
1.
attacking or ignoring cherished beliefs and long-held traditions, etc., as being based on error, superstition, or lack of creativity:
an iconoclastic architect whose buildings are like monumental sculptures.
2.
breaking or destroying images, especially those set up for religious veneration.

Question 20

metonymy

Answer 20

noun (pl. metonymies)
the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing.

Question 21

preponderant

Answer 21

adjective

predominant in influence, number, or importance: the preponderant influence of the US within the alliance.

Question 22

sequestered

Answer 22

verb [ with obj. ]
1 isolate or hide away (someone or something): Tiberius was sequestered on an island | the jurors had been sequestered since Monday | the artist sequestered himself in his studio for two years.

Question 23

punitive

Answer 23

adjective
inflicting or intended as punishment: he called for punitive measures against the Eastern bloc.
• (of a tax or other charge) extremely high: a current punitive interest rate of 31.3%.